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This police operation has consequences: The actions of the London police at a vigil for the murdered Londoner Sarah Everard are now being investigated retrospectively.
At Clapham Common, where the 33-year-old was last seen, hundreds gathered on Saturday evening to lay flowers and light candles.
Surprisingly, Prince William's wife turned up there to put down a bunch of daffodils.
Duchess Catherine later announced that she still knew very well what it was like to walk alone through London in the evening as a woman.
Everard disappeared on the way home, her body found ten days later.
A British elite policeman is currently under suspicion, a fact that fueled emotions in the already heated climate.
In the media and social networks, but also in politics and society, the case led to a kind of #MeToo outcry.
Numerous women are currently reporting publicly about their experiences of violence in public spaces.
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The proposal of a Green politician caused a stir, calling for a curfew for all men across the country on Wednesday, as reported by the Guardian, among others.
The suggestion was “mentally disturbed”, and not only Brexit initiator Nigel Farage hurried to tweet.
Meeting violated Corona requirements
The meeting on Saturday, at which Everard was to be remembered, also caused criticism and outrage.
The rally had previously been banned by a judge with reference to corona restrictions that prohibit mass gatherings.
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The organizers had originally planned to hold demonstrations in several British cities on Saturday to protest against violence against women.
After the judge's rejection, hundreds of people came to Clapham Common to “Reclaim the Streets”.
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When the police arrived - the Duchess had long since left - there was a scuffle.
At one point, male officials even grabbed women and handcuffed them to protest shouts from bystanders, the UK news agency PA reported.
"She was just on the way home" reads on the poster at the memorial for Sarah Everard
Source: Getty Images
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the police had "a responsibility to enforce Covid laws, but it is clear from the images I saw that the effort was neither appropriate nor proportionate".
Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted that she had requested a full report from the Metropolitan Police.
She has also launched an extensive initiative to investigate violence against women.
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Sarah Everard was last seen on the way home on the evening of March 3rd.
The marketing manager's body was then found on Wednesday hidden in a wooded area in Kent, more than 80 kilometers southeast of London.
The police announced on Friday that the body was still being autopsied, but after a tooth comparison it was already clear that it was the missing person.
The alleged murderer was guarding parliament
The crime shocked the British nationwide.
The London police, in turn, were appalled that one of their officers was suspected.
The alleged murderer Wayne C. belongs to an elite Scotland Yard unit that guards, among other things, the parliament buildings.
The 44-year-old and his later victim apparently did not know each other before.
According to media reports, the investigators are considering that C. may have lured the young woman into his car by showing his ID card.
The improvised memorial for the murder victim in Clapham Common
Source: REUTERS
C. is in custody, a statement from him is not yet known, but he has already had to be taken to hospital twice because he was seriously injured in his cell.
Media reports also caused a stir, according to which C. is said to have exposed himself in a fast food restaurant days before the incident - and, if these reports are correct, why this had no consequences for his service.
The organizers of the memorial events for the victim announced that they are now continuing to collect donations for women's issues.
They called on people to light a candle in front of their door instead of attending large gatherings.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted to take part.
He said he was planning to light a candle with his fiancée Carrie Symonds on Saturday in honor of the victim.